Charles Mann (advocate-general)
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Charles Mann was the first South Australia
n advocate-general
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, East Suffolk
, England
, son of Charles Mann and his wife Sarah, née Moxon. Mann was admitted a solicitor in the King's Bench Division and set up practice in Cannon Street, London.
At Captain (Sir) John Hindmarsh
's request, Mann was appointed the first South Australian advocate-general. Mann sailed in the Coromandel, arriving at Holdfast Bay on 12 January 1837.
Mann was a partner with Edward Castres Gwynne
for a time, and became master of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1844, and acting judge in 1849. Mann was appointed crown solicitor in 1850, police magistrate and insolvency commissioner in 1856, and commissioner of the Court of Insolvency and stipendiary magistrate in 1858. He died at his home in Gilbert Street, Adelaide, on 24 May 1860.
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
n advocate-general
Advocate General
An Advocate General is a senior law officer of a country or other jurisdiction, usually charged with advising the courts or Government on legal matters.-India:In India, an Advocate General is a legal adviser to a state government...
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Biography
Mann was born in SylehamSyleham
Syleham is a small parish, next to the River Waveney in Suffolk, England, about six miles east of Diss.Its church, St Margaret, is one one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk. The windmill was one of the casualties of the Great Storm of 1987....
, East Suffolk
East Suffolk
East Suffolk, along with West Suffolk, was created in 1888 as an administrative county of England. The administrative county was based on the eastern quarter sessions division of Suffolk...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, son of Charles Mann and his wife Sarah, née Moxon. Mann was admitted a solicitor in the King's Bench Division and set up practice in Cannon Street, London.
At Captain (Sir) John Hindmarsh
John Hindmarsh
Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH RN was a naval officer and the first Governor of South Australia, from 28 December 1836 to 16 July 1838.-Early life:...
's request, Mann was appointed the first South Australian advocate-general. Mann sailed in the Coromandel, arriving at Holdfast Bay on 12 January 1837.
Mann was a partner with Edward Castres Gwynne
Edward Castres Gwynne
Edward Castres Gwynne was an English-born Australian lawyer, Supreme Court of South Australia judge and politician.-Early life:...
for a time, and became master of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1844, and acting judge in 1849. Mann was appointed crown solicitor in 1850, police magistrate and insolvency commissioner in 1856, and commissioner of the Court of Insolvency and stipendiary magistrate in 1858. He died at his home in Gilbert Street, Adelaide, on 24 May 1860.